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Stenka25  +  477971 Sun, 17 Feb 08 02:30 PM
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I found the below sentence in a dictionary.

His quality of life has improved dramatically since the operation.

But sometimes it seems that "His quality of life has been improved dramatically since the operation." is OK.

Can I use both of them?

Even if both are OK, is there any difference of nuance? 

 

 
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Clive  +  477993 Sun, 17 Feb 08 03:13 PM

Hi,

I  found the below sentence in a dictionary.

His quality of life has improved dramatically since the operation.

But sometimes it seems that "His quality of life has been improved dramatically since the operation." is OK.

Can I use both of them? Yes.

Even if both are OK, is there any difference of nuance? The passive form in sentence 2 tells us that the improvement was caused by some agent, eg

 "His quality of life has been improved dramatically (by new medication/by his doctor) since the operation."

Consider simpler examples.

The water has boiled.

The water has been boiled  (by Mary).

Best wishes, Clive
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